Flag of Biafras
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| Aspect ratio: | 1: 2 |
| Officially accepted: | May 27, 1967 |
The flag of Biafra was the flag of the short-lived Republic of Biafra (1967-1970), recognized by a few states , which had split off from Nigeria .
Description and meaning
The flag consisted of a horizontal tricolor , i.e. three stripes of red, black and green. The model was the Pan-African flag, which was designed in 1917 by Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
In the middle, black stripe of the Biafras flag was a rising sun. The eleven rays of the sun represented Biafra's eleven provinces. The rising sun was already found in the coat of arms of the Nigerian eastern province from which Biafra was formed.
Others
The Biafras flag was the model for the very similar flag of the short-lived Republic of Benin , which existed for a few days on the territory of Biafras.
The "half" sun within the flag was eponymous for the novel Half of a Yellow Sun (English: Half of a Yellow Sun ) of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , who shortly before and during the Biafran war plays.
source
- Znamierowski, Alfred: The World Encyclopedia of Flags , Anness Publishing Ltd. London, 2001
See also
Web links
- Flags of the World - Republic of Biafra (English)